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the beatles
let me say this: I don’t think they’re that great. I don’t think they’re God’s gift to mankind. I do think that Elvis rocks. If you think Elvis doesn’t rock, I suggest getting your hands on the collection cd that was put out a couple years back, his songs are, on the whole, better than the schlock you hear on the radio. He’s a fantastic performer. Do I think Elvis is on par with songwriters? Probably not.
The beatles…how do I begin? Perhaps I didn’t like them for this reason: everyone else LOVED them passionately, zealously, and fanatically. I didn’t think they were that good. I have trouble believing that any band, group, or celebrity is worth that much adoration.
Even now, when someone says they were just passable, with some catchy tunes, it unleashes a flurry of retorts, recriminations, finger pointing, nose lifting, and much despisation.
That can’t be right, but such is life.
I am just going to say that the beatles are an all around all right band, no better/worse than led zeppelin, the doors, bob dylan, audioslave, the bee gees, or the white stripes. They are all good musicians, innovative song writers(on the whole), but c’mon. They aren’t worth it.
I’ll tell you what is worth this kind of devotion: Iced cream. We can argue about Iced cream all day, but music…it leaves me *snicker* cold.
that’s right. I just mixed in a horrible pun with a beatles discussion. Lennon best be rolling in his grave.
And Hey Jude just blows.
And Hey Jude just blows.
I can name one musical group that deserves absolute loyalty and praise from all…
Right Said Fred
They were so many years ahead of their time, we still haven’t been able to understand their brilliance.
we do not criticize zeppelin in ANY way.
yes, we do. I hate Jimmy Page.
If you had…oh, I don’t know…taken a class on something like…oh, the history of rock and roll…then you would realize why the Beatles were such an important part of our musical history. You might not like their music, but without their innovation, the music you love listening to today wouldn’t even exist.
that doesn’t mean I have to like them.
Without Genghis Khan we wouldn’t have modern mongolia, and without Ivan The Terrible, we wouldn’t have cool dracula movies…
that doesn’t mean I have to like them.
no, the beatles are important in the history of pop culture, not music proper. they’re more of a footnote in music.
and, since i view pop culture as inherently masturbatory in nature, i view a study of it similarly so.